Goal Transfer List 2013

10. James Rodriguez - Porto to Monaco (€83.7m)

The sums involved in James Rodriguez's move from Porto to Monaco might not have been immediately evident to most football fans given everything else that went on in the principality last summer, but the young Colombian's transfer was one of the 10 most costly deals of 2013.

With Radamel Falcao's arrival catching so much attention, the 22-year-old winger went under the radar to some extent when he arrived at the Stade Louis II alongside Joao Moutinho.

Yet the €45 million transfer fee tells only half of the story behind his phenomenal switch to Dmitry Rybolovlev's outfit. A €6m net annual salary will cost Monaco €34.2m after tax over the course of his five-year contract, while a signing-on fee of around €1.5m and agents' fees amounting to approximately €3m bring the total cost of the deal to almost €84m.

The Monegasques showed with James's signing that they are willing to pay top dollar, no matter how young or unproven he may be.